Bryan Williams

Bio

Dr. Bryan Williams is a senior epidemiologist with over two decades of cross-sector research and policy experience in clinical, public health, and education settings. His research identifies and quantifies the relative impact of various factors on maternal and child health outcomes. Such research requires Dr. Williams to collect, integrate, and analyze disparate sources of “real-world evidence”. He has created complex relational databases that include biological, spatial, clinical, and educational data from both primary and secondary sources. Analysis of these databases requires Dr. Williams to hold diverse expertise in predictive statistical modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, power analysis, item response theory, and meta-analysis. He has published over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts many of which appear in high-impact journals, such as Pediatrics and Environmental Health Perspectives.

Dr. Williams' distinctive ability to translate his findings to interdisciplinary audiences has directly influenced policy decisions. State and federal policymakers have used his research to shape legislation and reduce risk factors that contribute to poor maternal and child health. Public and private sector organizations have consistently funded his research over the years (e.g., The National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Energy).

Dr. Williams also dedicates much of his effort to mentoring and developing students and early career researchers. He frequently serves as a methodological consultant to educators, statisticians, and clinicians. Dr. Williams specializes in building researchers' capacity to design, implement, and analyze studies. As director of three cross-disciplinary research centers, Dr. Williams managed and mentored large teams of burgeoning researchers, many of which have gone on to successful academic and clinical research careers.